TASTE

If you were to ask yourself what you want your home to taste like, what would you answer? Ok, I know that is a strange question. But when I think of certain peoples homes, certain foods come to mind. When I think of visiting my sister this last summer I remember the iced tea that was readily available to drink at any time. It was the perfect accompaniment to the hot summer days. Our friends growing up had a bubble gum machine at the bottom of their basement stairs. It was always filled with the large Easter jelly beans. I loved putting my quarter in, turning the knob and grabbing my much anticipated handful of sweet goodness. I remember the sausage bread our neighbors made. I would go over to play with their granddaughter in hopes of snagging a piece or two of that bread. 

       Are you the house that always has a cake plate of baked goods on the table? Or maybe soup is your speciality. What about little bowls of candy scattered throughout the house? It could be different flavors of infused water you like to experiment with. Its ok to always have the same foods in your home. That might just become what people know and love about your home. 

Food can be a big hangup when it comes to inviting people over. It can be hard to know what to cook. It can intimidating to cook for other people. Maybe you can’t cook at all. Food is merely the vehicle that gets people in the door. The food itself, unless its a cooking club, should not be the reason to or not to invite someone over. My mom will sometimes give new brides a cookbook for their wedding shower. In the back she’ll put the phone number of the local pizza company with a note that says “If all else fails, call for pizza.” Americans love pizza! An invite could be as simple as “Hey, on Fridays we do pizza. We’d love for your family to join us for pizza night.”

An easy set it and forget it recipe that I always share is crockpot Chicken Tacos my friend shared with me years ago.

• 4 skinless, boneless chicken breasts
• 2  15oz. jars of your favorite salsa
• 3-4 Tablespoons (or 1 packet) of Taco Seasoning
• 4 oz. cream cheese (optional)
• Tortillas and any mexican toppings that you like.

Place chicken, salsa and taco seasoning in the slow cooker. Cook on low for 6-8 hours.

Once chicken is fully cooked place chicken onto a cutting board and shred.

Place shredded chicken back into the crockpot and add cream cheese if you want a creamier chicken. Melt and mix until combined.

Use slotted spoon to serve chicken in a torilla and top with whatever you like. We enjoy avacados, lime juice, pickled red onions, sour cream (if we don’t add the cream cheese) and shredded mexican cheese.

Enjoy!

You can find this recipe and many more as a free ebook over at  Kindred Mom.

 

Open your mouth and taste, open your eyes and see—
how good God is.
Blessed are you who run to him.

-Psalm 34:8

 

Read yesterdays post about SMELL and the next one about SIGHT.